Divine Realm Honors: Primordial World Immortal Master

The morning light from the Divine Realm streamed down from the aurora dome, illuminating the awarding platform in the central square.

The dust of light floated between the cloud pillars, melting as soon as it landed on the platform.

The awarding platform was made of three pieces of the Divine Realm cloud crystal, its surface gleaming with a cold white light. Two rows of deities stood below the platform: the gods of the Sea God Hall in the front row, and the messengers of the Life God Hall, the Emotion God Hall, and the God of Destruction Hall in the back row.

The battle flags of the Divine Realm hung on the cloud pillars at the edge of the square. The flags were embroidered with the pattern of a nine-story pagoda, which was added by the Divine Realm after the Battle of Jialing Pass Abyss.

Nan Feng stood in the guest seat to the side of the awarding platform. Yunjing's cool air seeped up through the soles of her shoes.

The tower floated on my chest, the nine-story bronze pagoda turning in the morning light, its lapis Immortal Mark shimmering with golden light, and the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl atop the tower emitting a tricolored celestial glow.

The silver-white Soul Power patterns on the new red hairband on her left wrist shone brightly along with the celestial light emanating from the tower.

Tang San stepped down from the main seat.

He wore the priest's robes of the Sea God Hall, the trident mark between his brows had completely faded, and only a faint trace of the Asura God mark remained on his left arm. Azure divine light and dark red Asura Power flashed alternately on his body, at a frequency three times faster than at Jialing Pass.

He was holding a medal in his hands.

The medal was forged from the Divine Realm cloud crystals. The front is engraved with a nine-story pagoda, and the back is engraved with the Jialing Pass city wall and Abyssal Rift.

The edges were wrapped with divine patterns in azure and dark red. The ribbons hung down, with the azure half overlapping the dark red half.

"Primordial World Immortal Master." Tang San read aloud the inscription on the medal.

Two rows of deities stood upright below the platform, their robes clinging to their legs in the morning breeze.

The gods of the Sea God Hall in the front row wore solemn expressions. The messengers of the Life God Hall in the back row stared at their medals, while some people in the Emotion God Hall whispered among themselves, and the members of the God of Destruction Hall had grim faces.

Nan Feng walked from the guest minister's seat to the center of the awarding platform.

Tang San pinned the medal to his chest. The pin pierced the fabric with a soft click.

The medal was pressed against my chest; it felt cool.

The engravings on the nine-story pagoda and the lapis lazuli immortal Immortal Mark on the pagoda body lit up simultaneously. The engravings on the Jialing Pass city wall and the roots of the Ancient Tree of Life and immortal wood in the Tower Spirit Space also lit up for a moment.

"You did it." Tang San took a step back, his azure pupils reflecting the cyan- Golden Immortal light of the medal. "Even more ruthless than I was back then. The path you've walked is higher than my divine position."

Nan Feng sensed the rejection from the dual divine cores within Tang San's soul. That rejection was a layer deeper than it had been at Jialing Pass.

The Sea God Divinity and the Asura Divinity devoured each other deep within their souls. With each rejection, the source of their Divine Power weakened.

His Soul Power had plummeted from the God Level to the peak of the Titled Douluo. The trident mark between his eyebrows had completely faded, and only a faint trace of the Asura God mark remained on his left arm.

"You're not bad either," Nan Feng said.

Tang San gave a wry smile. When he returned to his seat, his steps faltered, slower than when he came.

The alternation between sea blue and dark red on its surface accelerated even further.

The gods of the Sea God Hall in the front row bowed their heads.

The Nan Feng pulled the tower back into its palm.

The patterns of the Jialing Pass city wall on the back of the medal, along with the root systems of two large trees in the Tower Spirit Space, flashed briefly. The medal's inscription was made using the city he had guarded and the Abyss he had sealed off. The Divine Realm recognized his merit in this battle.

The audience fell silent for a moment.

One of the messengers from the Life God Hall in the back row stepped forward.

The Goddess of Life wore a long, emerald-green temple robe, with tender branches of the Ancient Tree of Life entwined in her hair, the dew still clinging to them.

She walked to the awarding platform, her footsteps landing silently on the crystal ground.

Her gaze first fell on the medal, then moved to the lapis lazuli Immortal Mark on the tower, and finally settled on Nan Feng.

"Immortal Master."

Her voice was very soft, and the entire square fell silent.

Nan Feng looked at her.

The Goddess of Life sensed the Immortal Power within him.

Her gaze swept from the lapis lazuli Immortal Mark on the tower to the nine-story pagoda engraving on the medal. Then it swept from the engraving on the Jialing Pass city wall to the silver-white Soul Power patterns on the red ribbon on his left wrist.

She remained silent for a moment.

"This power..." Her voice lowered by half an octave, "Is even higher than the God King level."

A young deity in the front row opened his mouth but didn't utter a sound. The conversation in the Emotion God Hall stopped. The expressions of the deities from the God of Destruction Hall changed.

The Goddess of Life is one of the oldest deities in the Divine Realm. These six words, spoken by her, carry more weight than any award citation.

The Nan Feng lifted the tower to its chest. The nine-story bronze tower rotated, and the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at its top emitted a tri-colored celestial light.

He sensed the probe of the Goddess of Life. The Life Origin of the Divine Realm touched the azure-gold Immortal Mark on the tower and was repelled by the Nine-Layer Cycle.

The Immortal Power and the Divine Power are fundamentally different; she cannot fathom their difference.

"Primordial World Immortal Power," Nan Feng said.

The Goddess of Life twitched her eyebrows.

She glanced at the tower again, took a step back, and nodded to the Nan Feng. The nod was so subtle that all the deities present saw it.

The Goddess of Life nodded, acknowledging that this power existed above the Divine Realm.

The Nan Feng pulled the tower back into its palm.

His Immortal Power was already strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from First-Level God. He possessed Foundation Establishment realm Immortal Power, the Nine-Layer Tower was fully activated, and he was blessed by the Primordial Origin.

He struggled to suppress Qian Renxue's Angel Divinity at Jialing Pass with the Immortal Suppression of Heaven and Earth of Heaven and Earth. Now, he can withstand a full-force attack from First-Level God in the Divine Realm.

Tang San stepped down from the main seat.

He stood half a step behind Nan Feng, his body flashing alternately with azure and dark red. The repulsion between the two divine cores was so strong that all the gods below the stage could feel it.

He looked at the medal on Nan Feng's chest, his sea-blue pupils reflecting the azure- Golden Immortal light. There was relief in his gaze, but also self-mockery, the deepest layer of which was very heavy.

"The Battle of Jialing Pass," Tang San's voice was calm, "I became the Sea God and the Asura God, while you walked a path higher than that of gods. I knew then that your path was above mine."

The Nan Feng pulled the tower back into its palm.

The dual divine cores within Tang San's soul had begun to erode the foundation of his divine position, causing its radiance to dim rapidly.

"Your divine position..." Nan Feng said.

"It won't last much longer."

Tang San raised his left arm. The Asura God Mark on his arm was now just a faint mark, nothing like the dark red mark that covered his entire arm when he first became a god.

"The Sea God and the Asura God are devouring each other. After the cleanup at Jialing Pass is finished, I will return to the Sea God Hall to recuperate."

The Nan Feng makes the tower float on your chest.

He sensed the full extent of that rejection. The Sea God Divinity and the Asura Divinity were eroding each other deep within their souls, and had already reached the core of their divine positions.

This cannot be resolved by simply taking care of yourself.

"It can't be solved by recuperation," Nan Feng said.

Tang San was taken aback. He looked down at the faint mark on his left arm and remained silent for a while.

"We have to solve it, even if we can't." Tang San looked up and smiled. "I am the Sea God, and also the Asura God. Both temples are waiting for me to return and take charge. Once the situation is stable, let the divine positions disband."

Nan Feng looked at him.

The repulsion had already eroded the very foundation of their divine positions, and the two divine cores were devouring each other at an increasingly rapid pace. If this continued, their divine positions would dissipate, and they wouldn't even be able to maintain their title Titled Douluo.

"Tang San," Nan Feng said.

"Um."

"When you became a god, you walked the path of the Divine Dao. With two Divine Dao crammed into one soul, mutual repulsion was inevitable."

Tang San remained silent for a moment. The gods of the Sea God Hall in the front row below the stage raised their heads. The Goddess of Life in the back row also looked over.

"There's a limit to the Divine Dao," Nan Feng said. "Two Divine Dao squeezed together will inevitably collapse sooner or later. You should have chosen one back then."

Tang San smiled wryly.

There was no choice back then.

He tucked the Asura God mark on his left arm into his sleeve, his sea-blue pupils reflecting the azure -Golden Immortal light emanating from the tower.

"The Sea God and the Asura God descended simultaneously, pouring in two Divine Dao at once. I can only withstand one; the other could burst my soul."

The Nan Feng pulled the tower back into its palm.

The two Divine Dao were devouring each other deep within their souls, already eroding the core of their divine positions. There is an upper limit to the Divine Dao — Tang San had no choice when he became a god, and now he can only continue on this path.

"My Immortal Dao has no limits," Nan Feng said.

Tang San looked at him.

"Once I reach the Spirit Transformation Realm, I'll use my Immortal Power to help you separate the two Divine Dao," Nan Feng said. "After they're separated, you can choose one to stay, and the other will be separated. Your divine position won't dissipate."

Tang San remained silent for a long time.

The gods of the Sea God Hall in the front row held their breath. The Goddess of Life in the back row changed her expression, while the Emotion God Hall began whispering among themselves again.

"Spirit Transformation." The Goddess of Life stepped forward, her emerald green robe gleaming in the morning light. "Immortal Master, do you know what dividing the Divine Dao into two means?"

Nan Feng looked at her.

"This means you have to sever your Divine Power from the foundation of your Divine Dao." The Goddess of Life's expression was grave. "Divine Power will backfire. Are you sure your Immortal Power can withstand the backlash from two Divine Dao?"

The Nan Feng lifted the tower to its chest. The nine-story bronze tower turned, its lapis Immortal Mark shimmering with golden light.

He sensed that the Life Origin within the Goddess of Life's soul resonated with the Immortal Power within the tower. The Life Origin of the Divine Realm and the Life Origin within the Primordial World Immortal Power originated from the same source.

"I can handle it," Nan Feng said.

The Goddess of Life fell silent for a moment. She nodded, took a step back, and said nothing more.

As she retreated back into the queue, the hem of her robe swept across the crystal-clear ground.

Tang San looked at the medal on Nan Feng's chest, his sea-blue pupils reflecting the azure -Golden Immortal light.

He didn't speak, but raised his hand and patted Nan Feng's arm. It was a very light pat, Nan Feng's clothes were pressed into a wrinkle.

Nan Feng sensed the rejection in Tang San's soul and paused for a moment, as if something was pressing down on him.

"Let's finish dealing with the aftermath at Jialing Pass first," Tang San said calmly. "We can talk about Spirit Transformation Path when you're more confident."

The Nan Feng pulled the tower back into its palm.

In the direction of Jialing Pass, the entire army of the Spirit Hall Empire had retreated. The battle flag of the Heaven Dou Empire was raised again on the city wall.

The bloodstains on the city wall are fading, and the cracks are closing up inch by inch.

The cleanup will take time, and so will the Spirit Transformation. The most important task at hand has been completed.

"Okay," Nan Feng said.

Tang San returned to the main seat.

The two rows of deities below the stage stood up straight at the same time. The Goddess of Life returned to the back row, the row of the Emotion God Hall fell silent again, and the deities of the God of Destruction Hall remained silent with grim faces.

The Nan Feng swept the tower into its palm.

He looked down at the medal on his chest. The engravings of the nine-story pagoda and the Jialing Pass city wall shone in the morning light, reflecting a bluish-gold hue on the surface of the medal.

The silver-white Soul Power patterns on the new red hairband on her left wrist resonated with the lapis lazuli Immortal Mark on the tower.

The celestial light Jialing Pass, the azure-gold radiance of the Blue Silver Grass Fields outside Holy Soul Village, and the root systems of the two great trees within the Tower Spirit Space.

These different types of light resonate in the same space.

Tang San stood in the main seat, his sea-blue pupils reflecting the azure -Golden Immortal light from the medal.

His dual divine power continued to repel each other, and the light of his divine position was still dimming, but his gaze towards Nan Feng was more steady than before.

"Primordial World Immortal Master."

Tang San straightened the ribbon of his medal.

"After you've dealt with the matters of Jialing Pass, Heaven Dou, and your lovers, come find me at the Sea God Hall."

The Nan Feng pulled the tower back into its palm.

"Good."